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Texas Man Sentenced for Trafficking Endangered Spider Monkeys

4/21/2025

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Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, a Texas resident, faces four months in custody and 180 days of home confinement for trafficking six endangered Mexican spider monkeys. He is also ordered to pay over $23,500 for their quarantine. His actions endangered wildlife and public health, but the monkeys have found refuge at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.

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Story summary

Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, a Texas resident, faces four months in custody and 180 days of home confinement for trafficking six endangered Mexican spider monkeys. He is also ordered to pay over $23,500 for their quarantine. His actions endangered wildlife and public health, but the monkeys have found refuge at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.